The setDateFormatSymbols() Method of SimpleDateFormat class is used to set the date and time format symbols of this date format.
Syntax:
public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newFormatSymbols)
Parameters: The method takes one parameter newFormatSymbols which refers to the new format symbols into which this Date format is to be set.
Return Value: The method returns void type.
Below programs illustrate the working of setDateFormatSymbols() Method of SimpleDateFormat:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate// DateFormatSymbols() method  import java.text.*;import java.util.*;  public class SimpleDateFormat_Demo {    public static void main(String[] args)        throws InterruptedException, ParseException    {        // Initializing SimpleDateFormat        SimpleDateFormat SDFormat            = new SimpleDateFormat();          // Setting the DateFormatSymbols        DateFormatSymbols DFSymbols            = new DateFormatSymbols(                new Locale("en",                           "US"));          // Illustrating the set method        SDFormat.setDateFormatSymbols(DFSymbols);          // Displaying the formats        Date date = new Date();        String str_Date1 = SDFormat.format(date);        System.out.println("The SimpleDateFormat: "                           + (str_Date1));          // Working of DFS        String[] the_days            = DFSymbols.getShortWeekdays();        int i, j = 1;        for (i = 1; i < the_days.length; i++) {            System.out.print("Day" + j++ + " : "                             + the_days[i] + "\n");        }    }} |
Output:
The SimpleDateFormat: 1/30/19 10:27 AM Day1 : Sun Day2 : Mon Day3 : Tue Day4 : Wed Day5 : Thu Day6 : Fri Day7 : Sat
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate// DateFormatSymbols() method  import java.text.*;import java.util.*;  public class SimpleDateFormat_Demo {    public static void main(String[] args)        throws InterruptedException, ParseException    {        // Initializing SimpleDateFormat        SimpleDateFormat SDFormat            = new SimpleDateFormat();          // Setting the DateFormatSymbols        DateFormatSymbols DFSymbols            = new DateFormatSymbols(                new Locale("es",                           "XL"));          // Illustrating the set method        SDFormat.setDateFormatSymbols(DFSymbols);          // Displaying the formats        Date date = new Date();        String str_Date1 = SDFormat.format(date);        System.out.println("The SimpleDateFormat: "                           + (str_Date1));          // Working of DFS        String[] the_days            = DFSymbols.getShortWeekdays();        int i, j = 1;        for (i = 1; i < the_days.length; i++) {            System.out.print("Day" + j++ + " : "                             + the_days[i] + "\n");        }    }} |
Output:
The SimpleDateFormat: 1/30/19 10:28 AM Day1 : dom Day2 : lun Day3 : mar Day4 : mi? Day5 : jue Day6 : vie Day7 : s?b
